Isaiah 11:8
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“The infant will play by the cobra’s den, and the toddler will reach into the viper’s nest.”
A short, plain-language explanation of Isaiah 11:8 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.
“The infant will play by the cobra’s den, and the toddler will reach into the viper’s nest.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice’ den.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the adder’s den.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And played hath a suckling by the hole of an asp, And on the den of a cockatrice Hath the weaned one put his hand.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Isaiah 11:8 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 5:23For you will have a covenant with the stones of the field, and the wild animals will be at peace with you.
- Psalms 140:3They sharpen their tongues like snakes; the venom of vipers is on their lips. Selah
- Isaiah 59:5They hatch the eggs of vipers and weave a spider’s web. Whoever eats their eggs will die; crack one open, and a viper is hatched.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).